Lessons Learned from Timber Hawkeye: Loving the Unknown
What happens when someone says, “You are dead to me?” How do we navigate the death that is not really a death?
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Timber Hawkeye: Proceed with Curiosity
When it comes to preparing for death, many people say, “I will cross that bridge when I come to it.” Timber Hawkeye is here to tell you that you are already on that bridge. You might as well keep moving forward. Stop assuming that death is bad. You don’t know that. You know that you
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Your Friend is Dying. Is Metta Appropriate?
Perhaps you sign your correspondence by saying, “With metta.” Or as you leave your meditation group, you say, “May you be well, may you be happy, may you be at ease, and free from suffering.” One day, you realize, “I just wished that my terminally ill friend would be well. Was that the right thing
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Lessons Learned from Venerable Guan Zhen: Compassion is Like Water
When the right person is providing spiritual care, it might not matter which robes he or she is wearing. The right chaplain in the right circumstance is invaluable. Speaking with Venerable Guan Zhen was a reminder of the importance of a chaplain who is comfortable with death. In a world where we all have different
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Venerable Guan Zhen: Only a Stone has No Feeling
When your loved one dies, it can feel like you have been shot in the heart with an arrow.
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